Do I need antivirus program?

Question

Do you need an antivirus program? My friend was telling me that everything uses an antivirus program so I don't need one. I use gmail and mozilla on Windows Vista. If I do need one, what is the best free one, because I'm "budgeting?" Thanks.

Answer 1

In todays world you definitely need a anti-virus solution especially if your on a windows machine and spyware for that matter

for anti-virus AVG is the best free option

http://free.avg.com/

For a free anti-spyware

http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_fr...

the best protection money cant buy :D

Answer 2

YES, you need one.

The one i like is:

www.avast.com

Answer 3

you need one avast is one best free antivirus

visit avast.com

Answer 4

AVG.com. You'll find a lot of their products but just look for the free trial version. works very well even when the trial expires lol

Answer 5

uninstall any security program you are using and install these free programs

1-Anti-virus

a-avira personal classic edition(free)(detection rate 99.6%)

http://www.download.com/Avira-AntiVir-Pe...

2-Anti-spyware

a-super antispyware free(one of the most recommended antispywares)

http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware...

b- a-squared free(will get rid of all kinds of spyware,backdoors.trojans,keyloggers and etc)

http://www.download.com/A-squared-Free/3...

3-firewall

a-comodo firewall pro(free)(the only free firewall to pass matousec leaktest with an excellent score 95%  (after installing it go to firewall tab then stealth port wizard and set it to block all incoming conections)

note:this won't affect any p2p propgrams(limewire,bitcomet and etc)

http://www.download.com/Comodo-Firewall-...

4-browser

a-firefox 3.0(safest browser,fastest browser and most enjoyable browser)

http://www.download.com/mozilla-firefox/...

5-browser add-ons(firefox)

a-mcafee site advisor(warns you of bad sites)

http://www.download.com/McAfee-SiteAdvis...

b-Adblock Plus(blocks ads )

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...

6-pc utilties

a-ccleaner:(cleans temporary internet files,history cookies , fixes the registry and etc)

http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-21...

b-revouninstaller: (uninstall the programs and removes the traces left in registry )(completely remove sticky programs like norton because it scans the registry for traces left in the registry after uninstalling the programs

http://www.download.com/Revo-Uninstaller...

c- advanced windowcare personal(free)( scan for spyware,protect you from spyware,optimize your pc,repair the registry and many more)

http://www.download.com/Advanced-Windows...

Answer 6

Get one of these anti-virus listed below.All these anti-virus work very well,they are the leaders in the current market.

Kaspersky anti-virus:

http://kaspersky.anti-virus-download-onl...

MacroVirus anti-virus:

http://macrovirus.anti-virus-download-on...

The Shield Deluxe anti-virus:

http://shield-deluxe.anti-virus-download...

BitDefender anti-virus:

http://bitdefender.anti-virus-download-o...

Answer 7

there are lots of Free ...

AVAST ..

AVG ..

AVIRA ..

ThreatFire ..

anyone ... is good ...  

Answer 8

I have used AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware both spyware killers for years. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans Hackers etc. I have just upgraded to AVG free 8.0 and all seems good so far. Zone Alarm allows a lot of personal configuration unlike the Windows Firewall. They can all be downloaded from http://www.download.com/ I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps